It’s a dog’s life with the Royals

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‘Edward VII was so attached to his fox terrier Caesar that it was placed behind the gun carriage at his funeral’

Sir, The modern British monarchy has yet to produce a single cat lover (“A
little pedigree chum for royal couple”, Feb 2 ). Dogs have been a firm
part of royal life almost continuously since 1833 when the future Queen
Victoria was presented with a King Charles spaniel which she dressed up in a
scarlet jacket and blue trousers.

Edward VII was so deeply attached to his fox terrier Caesar that it was placed
immediately behind the gun carriage at his funeral. George V was more
interested in birds, slaughtering pheasants by the thousand but cosseting
parrots. But his